Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-08
BASE BALL MEETING.
A Good Start Made Last Evening to SecuI
tho Money eadeh.

A Good Start MadeL Last Evening To secure
the Money Needed.
In response to the call for a meeting Of
all citizens interested in the national sport,
about twenty-five gentlemen assembled at
Germania Hall, last evening, and by rights
there should have been at least n hun
dred. The slim attendance was no doubt
mainly due to rumors circulated by
enemies of the club to the effect that the
object of the meeting was to get funds to
pay Oft the present Indebtedness and then
disband. Ii has also been TunIOred that
the players signed for next season have
been released. Both Of these reports are
utterly without foundation. The Wheel
ing B. B. A. is in far better financial shape
than ever and much better than it was
when it began the last season. The in
debtneSs has been decreased 1926 since the
stockholders meeting October 4th, and
funds have been called tor, not to wipe
out anything now due, but principally to
have ready money to apply on advances to
players on account OF their salaries next
season. In order 10 secure the men
wanted it is necessary to make such al
vanees, as is customary in base ball,
and az they can get it elsewhere
Wheeling must follow the custom to get
the men needed. Eight irst-class ball
players have been signed so far, the pick
Of the Ohio League, and their contracts
have been signed and forwarded to the
President of the League aqd acknowledged
by him.
The Wheeling team for 1888 is a sure
thing, in spite of all croakiDg TO the con
trary, and the public is guaranteed by the
Board Of Directors that the game will be
kept above reprOach, an honest amusement,
and free from any suspicion orcrOokedness,
The meeting last evening was called to
order by President Seeley, who stated that
the object of the meeting was to secure
funds fOE the purpose mentioned above
and thought that about 81, 900 would be
sufficient. He asked for expressions from
gentlemen present, and Mr.. Geo. Wick,
ham moved that a committee of one from
each ward be appointed to solicit
additional stock. He also stated
he would be one of twenty to take five adj
ditional shares. This started the ball
IOAlAuE auu ulhO OIhNA hChllCI4Sht on
of whom are prominent business men, sub
scribed for the same amount, and " took
two shares each, amounting in all to $275,
President Seeley then put Mr.. Wickham's
motion and 1T was carried, the committees
being appointed by him.
Mr.. c. K. Tracy said he had 3 commu'
n~ication in his possession from q syndicate
of gentlemen who offered to put 1900
into the club and place it OF a sound finan'
| cal basis, providing they were allowed t.
name a new Board of Directors, and that
the syndicate WAS willing to meet with
representatives Of the club to confer regard
ing the matter.
President Seeley then asked for the
names Of the gentlemen, and Mr.. Tracy
said he could not give them unless the As
ISOLATION was willing to entertain the
proposition. President Seeley said he haG
been elected q Director by the stockhold
ers, and speaking for himself he considered
such an anonymous proposition an insult
to him, and he refused to entertain it
Mr.. G.. O. Smith said if the gentlemen
wanted to invest their money in the Asso'
citation they could do so in the regular
way, and ii at the next election of Direc
tors they held the majority of the stock
they might in that manner name theil
Board. He also moved that the commit
tees appointed to solicit stock report next
Monday evening, at Mr.. A. z. Smiths of
fee. The meeting then adjourned. Eve
rything is moving along nicely now, ant
there is no reason at all that the necessary
amount cannot be easily raised with las
evenings start.